The four-day campaign, running from June 8 to 11, 2026, aims to ensure that every eligible child receives polio vaccine drops. Health authorities are conducting vaccinations through house-to-house visits and at selected vaccination sites across the...
In commemorating the annual event, the ministry, through its acting permanent secretary, Christopher Nyanga, highlighted the serious impact of unsafe food on public health and urged all stakeholders to take responsibility for food safety across the...
Appearing before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Government Assurances, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Higher Education, Professor Richard Tabulawa, said that though progress has been made in the tertiary education sector, several...
The minister, accompanied by senior ministry officials including Permanent Secretary Professor Richard Tabulawa, Transformation Director Gladys Ngwebula, and other key personnel, was warmly received at GIPS.This visit marks one of the early stops in...
This emerged during Higher Education Minister Prince Maele’s visit to the Gaborone Institute of Professional Studies (GIPS), where discussions extended beyond infrastructure and sponsorships to a broader vision of transforming Technical and...
Estimates from the Ministry of Finance show that the Department of Veterinary Services, the traditional spearhead against FMD, actually suffered a marginal budget cut for 2026-27 financial year.For the current financial year, the Department was...
The country’s FMD crisis is currently concentrated in Zone 11, the second largest disease control area and the country’s most economically critical area for cattle ranching.The Zone has been under the strictest FMD restrictions in the country...
The move comes after months of internal battles over the legitimacy of the party leadership, with rival camps each claiming authority over the organisation. The three factions are led by Dr Thoko Muzila, Lawrence Ookeditse and Gaolathe Galebotswe.The...
What was initially expected to mark the beginning of a new chapter for the council has instead opened a fresh dispute over whether the process that led to Ketshogile's ouster complied with the law. According to PDC Standing Order 14.6 on Motion...
The membership campaign forms part of the party’s broader strategy to consolidate its presence ahead of future political activities while revitalising structures that have become dormant over time. Speaking in an interview, AP deputy...
The initiative, which is nearing implementation, is expected to address longstanding challenges faced by many citizens who struggle to access job advertisements and employment information due to geographical barriers and limited access to traditional...
Pilane made his demands clear, placing personal safety concerns at the centre of his intended legal action against the government and several public officials following his transfer from the corruption unit to the Botswana Defence Force (BDF).In a...
Speaking in an interview on Wednesday, Ntlhaile said the initiative officially commenced on Saturday in Tsholofelo East Ward and forms part of a broader effort to reconnect with long-time party members while expanding the organisation’s support...
The proposed legislation establishes a Media Development Fund that would receive financing from parliamentary appropriations, fines imposed under the Act, and other sources. The Fund would then support media development activities under the...
There is a subtle but dangerous distinction between telling the truth and using the truth to deceive. At first, the statement appears contradictory. How can facts mislead? Yet anyone who has worked in a newsroom knows that truth, when stripped of...
Still, such moments were shared, and I have cherished each of them. Where it mattered most, Rra Nametso served as the chair of the National AIDS Council during my stint as the public relations officer at the then-National AIDS Coordinating Agency....
Appearing before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Government Assurances, Acting Permanent Secretary and Accounting Officer, Mareko Ramotsababa, said the ministry continues to face mounting pressure as it seeks to improve healthcare delivery...
Mojadigo, who is currently serving a 20-year sentence for a rape offence, is entangled in yet another rape trial, this time around involving a teenage girl whose names have been withheld. The witness, Junior Malibela, told Village Magistrate’s...
The workshop reflected Botswana’s evolving landscape on LGBTI+ rights. Since the landmark 2019 High Court ruling decriminalising consensual same sex acts, upheld by the Court of Appeal in 2021 and followed by the formal repeal of colonial-era penal...
The programme is a partnership between Seth Resources Petroleum, BA ISAGO University, eMangweni Business Solutions, Botswana Oil Limited and the Presidential Youth Empowerment Campaign (PYEC), and it seeks to equip youth, women and citizen-owned...
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